The FBI has linked North Korea to a massive $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist targeting Binance that occurred on October 29. The agency labeled the attack as "TraderTraitor" and reported that the hackers converted stolen tokens to Ethereum as part of a laundering operation.
Background
North Korean state-sponsored hacking groups have been repeatedly linked to large-scale cryptocurrency thefts in recent years, representing one of the country's primary sources of foreign revenue.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- Nov 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10